Cooper reportedly apologized to the players for the language he used when caught on video at a Kenny Chesney concert in Philadelphia last month. After Cooper spoke to reporters at the Eagles’ facility Wednesday afternoon, he and Vick spoke in front of the team, and head coach Chip Kelly gave them five minutes to speak freely.

Meanwhile, Marcus Vick, the quarterback’s younger brother and briefly an NFL player himself, took to Twitter to put a bounty on Cooper’s head, amidst a string of profane reactions: "1k to the first Free Safety or Strong safety that light his (expletive) up! Wake him up please…."

Michael Vick admonished Marcus and defended Cooper, telling USA Today, "People on the outside world who don't know how we're dealing with it, they're going to voice their own opinion. But my brother has to not show a certain level of ignorance himself.

"I don't agree with what my brother is saying. Riley is still my teammate. And he just stood in front of us as a man and apologized for what he said. And somewhere deep down, you have to find some level of respect for that. Riley wished he never said it."

Other Eagles echoed those thoughts about Cooper.

Tight end Jason Avant told Philly.com, "We're merciful toward Riley, toward his family, but at the same time, realize it offended a whole bunch of people. Me, personally.

"A lot of guys forgave him right away. And there's going to be guys where it takes a couple days, or a week or a month," Avant said. "I will say, when I'm around every day, he's not that way. ... I still sat next to him today to let him know I'm there for him."

"I still look at him as one of my brothers," defensive tackle Fletcher Cox told USA Today. "He stood up like a man and we all applauded that he stood up like a man to apologize in front of everybody. Everybody makes mistakes."

"I've been called a lot of things," said safety Kurt Coleman, who is bi-racial. "But I think Riley is a good man. I really do. I have his back. It's going to build a lot of character in him. It's a tough situation, but we've got to move together as a team."